The Incredible Story of Steve Schwarzman
Here is Stephen A. Schwarzman’s story. A year ago Steve Schwarzman ranked fifty three on Forbes’ list of America’s most wealthy, yet it isn’t money which makes this story interesting but in addition Steve’s unbelievable success in the financial world and his patronage of the liberal arts. All this illustrate that the keys to achieving success in life are working hard and, of course, unequivocal dedication. The Blackstone Group was established by Stephen A. Schwarzman and his partner Peter Peterson as a firm extending premium investment advice and private-equity. Obviously, the Blackstone Group expanded into the world famous company it is today.
Living for many of his childhood years in Pennsylvania, Steve went to school in the Philadelphia suburbs. After graduating from high school he went on to study further at the respected Yale University and received his degree in 1969. After that, he decided to further his business education at the highly esteemed Harvard Business School, gaining his Master’s degree in Business Administration in 1972. Afterwards he would become part of the team at Lehman Brothers. Before reaching his thirty-second birthday, Steve was already on the board.
Steve Schwarzman gives financial support to a wide variety of liberal arts as well as assisting as an assistant professor at the esteemed Yale School of Management. Furthermore, he is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in New York, NY. In addition, to return even more to his community, Steve recently gifted to the New York Public Library $100 million to support their expansion project. He also serves them as a trustee.
This is why, the elite of America look to Stephen A. Schwarzman as a role model — Times Magazine in 2008 listed him as one of the 100 most influential people alive today. His meteoric rise to power in the financial world is nothing short of astounding, not to mention the fact that his unstinting support of music and the liberal arts has inspired those around him.
So the United States awaits Steve’s next move. Stephen A. Schwarzman is no doubt a fascinating business man who has left his mark on the United States and the business and financial community that serves it.
